NYC Mayor Eric Adams moves to dismiss part of corruption case

Published September 30, 2024 11:00am ET



New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing corruption charges, filed a motion Monday challenging the bribery charge against him as “extraordinarily vague” and unsupported by substantial evidence.

Federal prosecutors accused Adams, in part, of accepting over $100,000 in luxury travel from Turkish officials and, in 2021, pressuring the New York City Fire Department to expedite a safety inspection of a new Turkish Consulate. Adams asked U.S. District Judge Dale Ho, an appointee of President Joe Biden, to dismiss “Count V of the Indictment.”

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